Terror suspect's relatives indicted

Two relatives of a man under investigation for ties to al-Qaida in Iraq have been indicted by a federal grand jury on more fraud charges.

Sharif Omar and Alaa "Alex" Ramadan were charged Thursday in U.S. District Court with bank fraud, aiding and abetting and misuse of a Social Security number. The indictment alleges Ramadan, 29, cashed a pair of balance transfer checks from the credit card account of Sharif Omar. Federal prosecutors said that Omar then claimed to the credit card company that the checks were stolen and he did not know Ramadan. Ramadan is Omar's nephew.

The men are facing fraud charges in a separate case involving a group of people. The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force has been investigating whether Sharif Omar funneled money to banks in Jordan, and if it found its way into terrorist hands.

Omar, 37, is the brother of Shawqi Omar, who is in military custody on suspicion of terrorism.